Jonathan Jaffe raised to 65,000 from under the gun, and when it folded to Arthur Conan in the hijack, he three-bet to 175,000. It folded back to Jaffe who made the call.
The flop came A♣6♠Q♣ and both players checked to the Q♥ on the turn. Conan then called a bet of 85,000 from Jaffe.
After the 5♣ on the river, Jaffe bet out 325,000, before Conan moved all in for 645,000. Jaffe then sat in the tank, using multiple time banks, before tossing in the chips to make the call.
Jaffe turned over 6♥6♣ for a full house, sixes full of queens, but Conan had the winner with A♠A♥ for a bigger full house, aces full of queens, to secure the double up.
Over 100 entries have been recorded thus far on Day 2 with just one level of late registration still remaining. It will be a push to get enough entries over the next 60 minutes in order to reach the $50 million guaranteed prizepool. For now, the 340 remaining players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day and here is a recap of the opening two levels:
Dominykas Mikolaitis raised to 60,000 in middle position, Liv Boeree flatted in the hijack, and Scott Seiver three-bet all in for 365,000 in the cutoff to put himself at risk. Mikolaitis folded and Boeree made the call.
Scott Seiver: K♠K♦
Liv Boeree: A♠J♠
Boeree pulled ahead on the 3♠A♦9♠ flop, pairing her ace. The 3♥ turn and 8♥ river offered no help to Seiver, and he was sent to the rail.
Corey Kempson opened to 75,000 on the button and Samuel Chartier called from the small blind. Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 350,000 from the big blind and Kempson four-bet shoved all in. Chartier quickly folded and Hellmuth used a time bank before sticking in an additional 450,000 chips.
Phil Hellmuth: Q♣2♥
Corey Kempson: J♠J♥
Hellmuth must have had some type of feeling as we have all seen this play before against Alex Foxen. However, he wasn't as fortunate this time with the J♣10♠9♣5♠4♦ runout and there was no "white magic" for the 17x bracelet winner.
Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 165,000 in the pot, and the board showing 9♠J♥6♣7♦.
Johnson Juanda in the big blind bet out 80,000, before Yurii Zdanovskyi raised to put Juanda all in for his stack of roughly 650,000. After giving it some thought, Juanda made the call to put himself at risk.
Johnson Juanda: J♠10♣
Yurii Zdanovskyi: 9♥7♥
Juanda flopped top pair, but would need to improve as Zdanovskyi turned two pair. But the river brought the Q♦ and the two pair of Zdanovskyi was still best, eliminating Juanda.
Jonathan Little raised to 65,000 in the hijack and Florian Gaugusch three-bet jammed in the big blind to put Little at risk. Little, who had about 550,000 to start the hand, made the call.
Jonathan Little: A♦J♣
Florian Gaugusch: J♦J♠
Little couldn't find an ace on the K♥6♠7♥8♦K♠ board and he was sent to the rail.
Action folded to Gleb Tremzin on the button, and he raised to 50,000. He was called by the small blind Isai Scheinberg, before the big blind Tom-Aksel Bedell three-bet to 225,000. Tremzin then four-bet to 425,000, which got Scheinberg to fold, and Bedell five-bet all in for 700,000, which Tremzin quickly called.
Tom-Aksel Bedell: K♠K♣
Gleb Tremzin: Q♥Q♦
It was a cooler for Tremzin, who ran his queens into the pocket kings of Bedell. The board ran out 10♥7♣K♦9♣2♣ and Bedell improved to a set of kings to secure the double up.
Benny Glaser raised to 50,000 in early position and Jason Velasco three-bet shoved in the big blind for 475,000, putting himself at risk. Glaser made the call.
Jason Velasco: A♦K♦
Benny Glaser: A♣Q♠
The board ran out 8♥6♥9♦10♥6♦ and Velasco's ace-king held to earn him an early double up.
The action folded around to Eliot Hudon and Lei Yu in the blinds who each stuck in 75,000 a piece. The flop fell Q♥Q♦2♣ and Hudon checked to Yu who bet 35,000. Hudon check-raised to 100,000 and Yu just called.
The turn brought the 2♦ and Hudon checked again. Yu fired out a bet of 60,000 and Hudon just called this time. The 4♣ completed the board and Hudon checked once more. Yu announced a bet of 110,000 which forced Hudon to use a time bank before calling.
Yu turned over 10♥5♥ for complete air while Hudon showed K♦J♠ for king-high and the best hand.
"Wow, you guys are playing some poker," Ryan Wolfson chimed in.
Day 2 of the first-ever $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event is set to resume at noon local time here at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas. The four Day 1 starting flights saw 1,124 players, 387 of which will return for Day 2. The remaining players will be battling it out for a piece of the $50,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, with official payouts to be announced later in the day.
Day 1a proved to be the biggest flight of them all, with 461 entrants. Of the 155 who survived, it was Juan Pardo who finished the flight as the chip leader with 4,585,000.
Day 1b saw 254 challengers show up, but only 85 making it through. Fedor Holz bagged the overwhelming chip lead with 4,880,000, and is the overall chip leader heading into Day 2.
Day 1c attracted 181 runners, with 64 advancing to Day 2. Ana Marquez finished the flight as the player on top with 3,645,000.
Day 1d was the final live flight, added another 228 entries to the field. Only 83 bagged for Day 2, with Eric Yanovsky leading the way with 3,995,000.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Fedor Holz
Germany
4,880,000
195
2
Juan Pardo
Spain
4,585,000
183
3
Jonathan Jaffe
United States
4,390,000
176
4
Eric Yanovsky
United States
3,995,000
160
5
Shaun Deeb
United States
3,960,000
158
6
Kayhan Mokri
Norway
3,805,000
152
7
Mikhail Iakovlev
Russian Federation
3,800,000
152
8
Ana Marquez
Spain
3,645,000
146
9
Bryn Kenney
United States
3,615,000
145
10
Pascal Lefrancois
Canada
3,520,000
141
Ana Marquez
Notables still in the mix heading into Day 2 with bigger stacks include Chris Brewer (3,345,000), Santhosh Suvarna (3,160,000), Chris Hunichen (2,920,000), Alex Foxen (2,900,000), Maria Ho (2,610,000), 2019 WSOP Main Event winner Hossein Ensan (2,600,000) and Jim Collopy (2,475,000). These players all sit in the top 50, looking to make a run and capture the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Late registration is permitted throughout the first three levels of play on Day 2, so the field size is likely to grow as action gets underway. Nearly 500 players also ponied up the $25,000 buy-in by entering the three online flights that took place. Those who qualified on the virtual felt will join the field at the start of Day 3.
The tournament will resume at Level 11 with blinds at 10,000/25,000/25,000 with 60-minute levels on the schedule. The event is expected to play down to 15 percent of the field and the shot clock will be activated the the start of the day.
Players will be sent on a 15-minute break after every two levels of play and a one-hour dinner break will occur at the completion of level 16 at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the entirety of the $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event here at the 2024 WSOP Paradise.
